Moving

I’m moving. 

I’ve found a little place in the Past, 

It’s not much but I think it’s quite lovely, very dear, 

And things aren’t working out Here, 

So I’m settling for memories. 

It’s temporary, I know, 

Somewhere to lay low for a little while 

Until I find something more permanent. 

I know you’d disapprove — 

This isn’t quite your style. 

Not that you were ever afraid to 

Pack up and leave, 

It’s just that you never believed in going back. 

You had your ideas about things, 

Your philosophies and wonderings, 

And well, mine rarely matched. 

But that’s okay — 

You keep running. 

I’ll see you in the Past. 

Acer Sacharrum

VT

15 years old

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    Somewhere in the summer sun, 

    Where dandelions dance and sing 

    Along with the bluebird’s lonesome cry, 

    Alone, you’ll find me, lying there 

    Between the grass seed and maple leaves, 

  • I Stand

    Slowly,

    I stand, 

    simmering in the seraphic summer sun, softly

    stammering silly sayings,

    smiling at the shining sky.


    Solemnly, 

    I sit,

    in the scenes of September, singing